San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-11-12
SATUSDAY. NOVEMBER, IL, 1887.
THE DANGER NOT OVER.


Those who imagine that the execu-
tion at Chicago yesterday ends the an
archist drama In America are utterly at
sea In their calculations. This Is
but the first act upon which the curtain
has now dropped, and when or where 1t
will rise upon the second, or how many
more there are to follow, no man can
predict. This much may be regarded
as certain = the end is not by and by.
These men are no vulgar murderers,
moved by mere individual passion, in
stigsted TO deeds OF violence for pur-
poses OF revenge or gain. These men
are animated by principle. 1t matters
not what the diabOlical nature OF that
principle may be, it is principle all the
same, and a man actuated by princi-
pie for which he is willing calmly and
deliberately to die. is lifted out of the
ranks Of mere assassins and murderers
and commonplace criminals, and
lifted into the arena of events that
tide outward and beyond the mere ao-
tions which concern him personally.
These anarchists are at war with So
ciety upon principles; that is, upon set
tied rules OF action; upon what they con-
slider fundamental truths; upon beliefs
which govern their conduct and exer-
else controlling Influence upon their
lives; upon such fundamental truth as
underlie others and form basis for
regular; consistent course Of action; in a
word: upon principle. These mems ac~
lions being thus induced they do not be-
gin, eliminate and end with themselves,
but pass over TO those who hold the
same principles and are willing
to follow their example and
exemply their principles at any
cost. The whole revolutionary, an
srchist spirit in Germany, Russia,
Austria, Hungary and elsewhere, is one
with that spirit which led the con-
demned Chicago anarchists to the scat
fold, and which led their comrades on
yesterday to keep solemn holiday in the
swear vengeance upon that society with
which their leaders were at war. To
lose sight of this fact, and vainly i'm
agine that this execution is to end the
drama, is as foolish as it is futile. For
more than one hundred years there has
been growing in central Europe a
deep seated antipathy to all
government, all law as expressed
in legislative enGctments and
enforced by the police and courts OF the
nations. These men, who lead this
movement and teach the principles of
anarchy as the only ones upon which 30
ciety should be upheld, also teach the
illegslity of all right in property and de-
clare for a partition OF the goods that
are now held in severalty. They are
communists gone to seed. The destruc-
tive nature OF their tea chings being I'M
de. stood and condemned In Europe,
their meetings interdicted, their publ
cations forbidden circulation, and them
selves, so far as known, placed under po-
lice surveillance. they have come to this
country. The anarchists OF America,
however, are only a branch of the parent
society of Europe. They have come
to America to revolutioniZe it, The
labor sgitstions Of this country :,and the
land and labor theories Of Henry George
and his school have been made the outer
and visible sign Of the inner and hidden
spirit OF this anarohic movement.
George and his party aim at reform In
property holdings, more equitable dis
tribution OF wealth and greater privi-
leges for labor, but they aim as these
things by imprsctioable means. The
anarchists vail their real designs behind
this land and labor movement and aim
at the destruction OF all property rights
and the subursion pure and simple Of all
government by constituted authority.
These delusiye principles are held
By thousands as bed rock truths. They
are as pittiless as the French TerrOrists
Of the Great Revolution and as insensi-
BILE to fear. Their work carried on In
secret is terribly dangerous in this cOun-
try, where freedom Of speech lie univer-
sal and its least infringement is so